Network Planner - Occupancy

National Highways; Bristol; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

National Highways is seeking a Network Planner - Occupancy to develop and maintain occupancy schedules and oversee delivery through internal teams or partners. The rolebased from Exeter/Bristol office focuses on collating network occupancy data accurately to minimise disruption and maximise operational delivery.

You will analyse plans, liaise with regional colleagues and stakeholders, prepare management reports, keep guidance up to date, and manage Abnormal Loads and Utilities requests in the

Qualifications

• Experience with road space planning procedures and systems.
• Experience in highway maintenance and/or technical administration.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and producing management reports.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyse the effectiveness of plans and identify improvement opportunities.
• Liaise with regional Operations teams and stakeholders to optimise availability.
• Deliver timely engagement and updates to stakeholders on occupancy and reports.
• Keep information, manuals and guidance up to date for regional teams.
• Manage Abnormal Loads and Utilities requests, following procedures.

Skills

Office software proficiency

Communication skills

Highway maintenance experience

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

At National Highways we're looking for a Network Planner - Occupancy to undertake the development and maintenance of occupancy schedules and manage their delivery through National Highways teams or third party partners. You will be tasked with undertaking the timely and accurate collation and recording of network occupancy, in order to ensure that road space pace bookings can be managed in a way that minimises disruption to customers and maximises operational delivery. This role will be based from our Exeter/Bristol office. What you'll be leading on

• To proactively analyse the effectiveness of existing plans and arrangements in meeting service level expectations and identify opportunities for improvement; elevate risks and issues that affect delivery.
• To proactively liaise with regional Operations colleagues (e.g. Service Delivery and Scheme Delivery) and wider internal and external stakeholders to optimise network availability and minimise the impact of planned and unplanned events on customers.
• Deliver timely and accurate engagement, communications and updates to stakeholders regarding network occupancy including preparation of management reports, debriefs and lessons learnt
• To ensure that any relevant information, documents, materials, service delivery manuals, requirements and guidance are kept up to date and accessible to the wider regional teams.
• To undertake management of Abnormal Loads and Utilities requests in the region, ensuring relevant procedures are followed, impacts managed and stakeholders informed. Experience of road space planning procedures and systems
• Health and safety legislation, regulations, working practices and procedures Functional /
• Previous experience in highway maintenance and/or technical administration
• Proficiency in a range of office software products to enable production / maintenance of documents, spreadsheets and management reports
• Excellent communications skills